Pasting up?

[seberger22]

My one chick in the brooder (it hatched several days before others) has poop stuck to its feathers. As far as I can tell, it is not covering or blocking the vent, but it is stuck to the feathers below the vent.
I can't get it off...
Is this a cause of concern? Should I try to remove it from the feathers? My brooder is in my classroom at school, so I don't have a hair dryer or anything to dry it back off if I wet it's back feathers. Is there another way to deal with this?

 

[chickenluver10]

Can you use a wet Kleenex or Q-tip to gently rub it off?

 

[seberger22]

Can you use a wet Kleenex or Q-tip to gently rub it off?

I don't think so. I tried with a wet paper towel, but it wasn't budging.

 

[chickenluver10]

Well, if it's not blocking the vent or looking problematic, it might just sorta rub off on it's own. Maybe a picture would help.

 

[seberger22]

Ok...so it has not rubbed off on its own and I think it's starting to cause more buildup that is getting it closer to the vent. This chick gets very stressed out when I pick it up, but I sort of got a picture. You can't see the vent in the picture, but the mound of dried poop is very close to it! :/